Holster



Patented Jan. 13, 1948 UNITED STATES OFFER .Claims.

This invention relates to holsters for carrying side arms, such aspistols of all types, and it has for its principal object the provisionof a light, compact and inexpensive device by which side arms can becomfortably and conveniently carried at the proper angle and with lessbulk and weight than is attendant upon conventional types of holsters.

' Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a pistolor side'arn' s holster which, by reason of its simple and incomplexdesign, can be worn constantly, after removing the arms, withoutdiscomfort to the wearer and therefore obviates the necessity forremoving and replacing the holster each time the arms are removed inorder to avoid the bulk and weight of the conventional type of holster.

A still further object of the invention is manifest in the provision ofa holster in which side arms can be inconspicuously carried by peaceofflcers, guards, and other similarly employed persons, beneath a coator jacket and at a comfortable and convenient angle at the wearers side,at once providing for ready access to the gun and retaining the same inposition where its stock and muzzle cannot present objectionableprojections or bulges when the wearer assumes a sitting, squatting orstooping position, or contact the bottom or back of a chair, andconsequently excessively wear the clothing,

Broadly, the invention seeks to comprehend the provision of a holsterfor side arms which is designed to adequately support any type of pistolor revolver in a convenient, comfortable and inconspicuous manner andprovide a device capable of being collapsed at the wearers side, whenarms are not carried, so that its presence is scarcely apparent.

While the foregoing objects are paramount, other and lesser objects willbecome manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection withthe appended drawings wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates the invention in rear elevation, showing its innerface on which the arms supporting blocks are arranged, a pistol beingfragmentarily shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention as a tached to a belt, thelatter being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 illustrates the invention applied to the wearers belt andoperatively supporting a pistol, and

Figure 4 shows the invention, in plan, attached to a belt and in itscollapsed condition.

Accordingly, the invention comprises a flexible strip of leather, orother suitable material, providing a body Illwhich may be of any desiredform but preferably substantially oval, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. Anobliquely arranged slit I I is provided near each end of the body Ill toreceive a belt I2 so that the body It] can slide therealong as desired.The slits I I are arranged in parallelalignment, as in Figure 1,

A pistol I3 is supported in the body I t by a pair of spaced blocks I 4and I5 which are preferably formed by laminations of leather which areskived to effect the angular shapes of the blocks I4 and I5 which aretapered and have thickened sides a and b, respectively, which arearranged in opposing parallel alignment obliquely of the body Ill.

The block I4 is positioned adjacent to the slit I I forwardly of thebody ID, in the manner shown in Figure 1, and is engageable by the topof the barrel I6 of the gun I3, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure1, and the opposite block I5 is positioned rearwardly of the body It,and spaced from th block I4, to provide a rest for the trigger guardI'I. It is desirable that the block I 5 be formed with a curved uppersurface 0 to conform to the curve of the trigger guard IT in the mannerillustrated in Figure 1, The opposing faces a and b of the blocks I4 andI5 are in parallel alignment. Each of the blocks I4 and I5 may bearranged or formed, in the construction of the invention, to suit theparticular requirements and to accommodate the different types and sizesof arms, such as automatics, revolvers, or the like.

The gun I3 is supported between the body In and the belt I 2, asillustrated in Figure 3, and by tightening the belt I2 is securely heldagainst accidental displacement when the wearer runs, bends, sits, orperforms other similar activities. Obviously, by a slight expansion ofthe body, the wearer can tighten his belt and more firmly grip thepistol I3, an act which would not be possible with the use of aconventional typ of holster.

The invention may be collapsed, when th gun I3 is removed therefrom, inorder that it can lie relatively flat against the wearers side and itsbulk minimized so that its presence is unobvious. Such an arrangementrenders it unnecessary to remove the invention from th belt I2.

Manifestly, the structure herein shown and described is capable ofconsiderable modification by persons skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope ofthe appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a holster for side arms, in combination with a common belt, aflexible strip having spaced oblique parallel slits arranged adjacent toeach end capable of slidably receiving said belt, a pair of spacedskived blocks rigidly attached to the inner face of said strip adjacentto said belt and having opposing oblique faces substantially paralleland providing a support for a pistol whereby the same is firmlysupported at a comfortable angle at the wearers side.

2. In a holster for side arms, in combination with a belt arrangedthrough trouser belt loops, leather strip formed with a pair ofobliquely arranged spaced belt slits, a pair of skived leather blocksarranged on said strip adjacent to said belt between said slits andspacedto accommodate a pistol therebetween and provide a supporttherefor, the said blocks having their opposing faces in obliqueparallel alignment whereby said pistol is supported at a, comfortableand convenient angle at the wearers waist.

3. In a side arms holster forpistols, and the like, in combination witha common trousers belt arranged in belt loops, a leather strip formedwith oblique belt slits near each end to slidably support said strip ona belt, a pair of angularly formed blocks having obliquely arrangedoperative faces attached to the inner face of said strip between andslightly below said slits and spaced to accommodate a pistoltherebetween and support the same.

4. In a holster for pistols, or the like, in comslits therein providingfor slidable attachment to said belt, a pair of angularly formed blockssecured to the inner face of said strip between said slits and havingtheir opposing faces obliquely arranged in parallel alignment, the saidblocks being spaced to provide a support for a pistol in .an obliquearrangement with respect to said belt.

ROYAL M. WILLIAMS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,702,890 Brauer Feb. 19, 19291,971,571 McMullen Aug. 28, 1934 2,109,734 Preneta Mar. 1, 19382,401,174 McAuley May 28, 1946

